TSTO Tips now promotes a third-party cheating scheme
I was a bit surprised when I saw that earlier too as I have always just assumed they were hacking and giving people the items/donuts/money.
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I was very surprised about this at first as well.
Then I thought about if for 3 seconds and it all made sense to me.
It IS legal because EA is still getting paid in-full for the content being provided. Consumers get a discount, but that's because buying in bulk, the middle man gets a price break. Nobody is being cheated out of any money. In fact, in order to get these items, they go through the in-game store and pay the price that EA asks for. How is this illegal?
I'm not in favor of hacking the game, but that's because you get stuff for free that is intended to be paid for. THAT would be stealing. Jailbreaking a phone or device is not illegal. It voids warranties because it's not how they're intended to be used by the manufacturer, but it's not illegal. Then again, I don't know that they're even jailbreaking their device(s). So that may be a daring assumption.
My only issue with this is the trust issue that arises. In order to provide the service, you have to give them complete access to your town for roughly 24 hrs. I cringe at that thought, considering the money I've put into this game.
Otherwise, I really don't have a problem with the business. Apple isn't getting cheated (or ripped off) of any money, EA isn't getting cheated (or ripped off) of any money, and people are able to get items they haven't been able to get access to.
If there is any legal options, someone would be able to show damages. In this case, someone (whether it be Electronic Arts or Apple) would be able to show that they are not getting paid accordingly for their product(s). Where in any of this is that happening?
I see no legal issue here.
Then I thought about if for 3 seconds and it all made sense to me.
It IS legal because EA is still getting paid in-full for the content being provided. Consumers get a discount, but that's because buying in bulk, the middle man gets a price break. Nobody is being cheated out of any money. In fact, in order to get these items, they go through the in-game store and pay the price that EA asks for. How is this illegal?
I'm not in favor of hacking the game, but that's because you get stuff for free that is intended to be paid for. THAT would be stealing. Jailbreaking a phone or device is not illegal. It voids warranties because it's not how they're intended to be used by the manufacturer, but it's not illegal. Then again, I don't know that they're even jailbreaking their device(s). So that may be a daring assumption.
My only issue with this is the trust issue that arises. In order to provide the service, you have to give them complete access to your town for roughly 24 hrs. I cringe at that thought, considering the money I've put into this game.
Otherwise, I really don't have a problem with the business. Apple isn't getting cheated (or ripped off) of any money, EA isn't getting cheated (or ripped off) of any money, and people are able to get items they haven't been able to get access to.
If there is any legal options, someone would be able to show damages. In this case, someone (whether it be Electronic Arts or Apple) would be able to show that they are not getting paid accordingly for their product(s). Where in any of this is that happening?
I see no legal issue here.
